Asm. Jim Silva

Co-sponsor AB 717

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.

Existing law requires the Governor to proclaim various days as holidays and days of remembrance. Existing law also designates certain days in each year as having special significance for purposes of encouraging schools to observe those days and conduct suitable commemorative exercises. This bill would require the Governor to annually proclaim March 30 of each year as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." The bill would additionally encourage schools to conduct exercises on March 30 of each year to recognize the contributions of those involved in the Vietnam conflict.

Signed into law Sep 25, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor SCR 53

Signed into law · California Senate · Co-sponsor

Relative to New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.

This measure would make various statements regarding the importance of New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) to the California economy and would declare the necessity for the Legislature to utilize its vested powers to keep NUMMI in California.

Signed into law Sep 25, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 93

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Red Ribbon Week.

This measure would proclaim October 23 to October 31, 2009, inclusive, as Red Ribbon Week, and would encourage all Californians to help build drug-free communities and participate in drug prevention activities.

Signed into law Sep 23, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 95

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to California Native American Day.

This measure would recognize the importance of California Native American Day, celebrated this year on September 25, 2009, and the concurrent California Indian Cultural Awareness Conference to the enhancement of awareness of California Indian culture.

Signed into law Sep 23, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 89

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Italian American Heritage Month.

This measure would designate the month of October 2009, and every October thereafter, as Italian American Heritage Month. This measure would encourage public schools to highlight and include Italian American achievements and contributions to the culture of California and to take steps to promote the inclusion of the role and contributions of Italian Americans to the culture and history of California and the United States in elementary and secondary social science textbooks during the revision process for those textbooks.

Signed into law Sep 23, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 77

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.

This measure would urge the State Air Resources Board to meet the statutory requirements of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 by ensuring that its analysis of specified emission reduction measures include prescribed components.

Signed into law Sep 23, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 94

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to the CHP Officer Joseph P. Sanders Memorial Highway.

This measure would designate specified portions of State Highway Route 60 and corresponding on ramps and off ramps as the CHP Officer Joseph P. Sanders Memorial Highway.

Signed into law Sep 23, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor AJR 14

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Armenian Genocide: Day of Remembrance.

This measure would designate April 24, 2009, as "California Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923." It would memorialize the Congress and the President of the United States to act likewise to commemorate the Armenian Genocide.

Signed into law Sep 21, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor ACR 68

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Relative to Public Service Recognition Week.

This measure would designate the month of May 2009 as Public Service Recognition Month, and encourage all Californians to recognize the crucial role of public employees in this state.

Signed into law Sep 16, 2009 1 co-sponsor

Co-sponsor AJR 10

Signed into law · California Assembly · Co-sponsor

Social Security: retirement benefits: public employees.

This measure would request the President and the Congress of the United States to enact the Social Security Fairness Act of 2009, which would repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision from the Social Security Act.

Signed into law Sep 16, 2009 1 co-sponsor